Senior/Research Engineer - School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Singapore Polytechnic

Fixed Terms

Closing in 3 day(s)

What the role is

Ranked top 20 most attractive employers in Singapore - The Straits Times Singapore's Best Employers 2024.

The School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) is part of the Engineering cluster in SP and takes the lead in educating engineering technologists to support the nation’s growth and development.

Reporting to the Project Leader, the appointee will part of the project team in the 5G & AIoT Centre. The 5G & AIoT centre collaborates with SMEs to promote 5G innovations in businesses, focusing on low latency, centralised monitoring, intelligent control, and data analysis. The centre aims to grow Singapore's 5G ecosystem and encourage businesses to use AIoT technology in digital transformation.

Research Engineer

The appointee will work with the Academic Research staff to conduct R&D in the areas of software-defined radios (SDRs) and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications for public safety applications.

The appointee will be involved in the programming/implementation of SDR applications (including PHY/MAC layer algorithms) and design/integration with other embedded hardware (e.g. C-V2X modules, routers, gateways, etc.) to connections with software cloud platforms. He/She will be expected to support various administrative tasks, which includes dealing with procurement, coordinating and assisting Project Leader in various aspects of the project.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities:-

Implement the project and ensuring project milestones are met.
Work with both internal and external partners/stakeholders for the project on:
- procurement of necessary equipment and hardware
- software and hardware development, integration, testing and project documentation.
- fine-tuning of prototype based on evaluation and feedback.
Help in managing centre’s events and support industrial collaborations activities including:
- preparation of presentations and conduct of demonstrations.
- development of demo applications

Requirements:-

Relevant qualification in Wireless Communications/Electronics/Computer Engineering
Preferably 2 years of relevant Industrial/research/academic experience in one or more of the following fields:
Software-defined Radios (SDRs)
Cellular Technology and Wireless Communication Systems
PHY/MAC Protocol HW/FW Architecture Design
Baseband Algorithms Implementation (e.g. FPGA/VHDL/Verilog/DSP/MATLAB programming)
System Integration of Baseband and RF
Embedded System Hardware, Software and Firmware Design
Candidates with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning coding skills will be an added advantage.
Self-driven and possess strong analytical skills.

This will be a project-based appointment and successful appointee will be placed on a 2-year contract.

What we are looking for

Closing date: 11 July 2025

About Singapore Polytechnic

As Singapore’s first polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) prides ourselves in providing the best learning experience for our students in pre-employment and continuing adult education. The mission of SP is to prepare our learners to be life ready, work ready and world ready. Our vision is to be a caring community of inspired learners committed to serving with mastery.